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4 FRONT SIGHT FOR FIREARMS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. 1917.

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FRONT SIGHT FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-15. 1917.

- 1,268,537. Patented June 4, 1918.

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FRONT SIGHT FOR FIREARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J one 4, 1918.

Application filed. February 15, 1917. Serial No. 148,813.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV A. BADER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Front Sights forFirearms, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to front sights for firearms, and anobject thereof is to provide a supporting means which will sustain thebead or other sighting device in such a manner that an unrestricted viewof the object to be sighted will be visible beneath and on oppositesides of the sighting device, while at the same time there will beformed above the bead a crotch in which the object may be properlycentered.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view of the sight from the rear, the gunbeing shown in transverse section; U

Fig. 2 is an axial section through the bead;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sight;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view;

Fig. 5 is a view of a blank from which another embodiment of theinvention is made;

Fig. 6 is an edge view of said blank;

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view through a sight constructed fromthe blank shown in Figs. 5 and 6;

Fig. 8 is a view of a blank from which another embodiment of theinvention is formed;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a sight constructed from a blank shown in Fig.8;

Fig. 10 is a rear view of the sight shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing the manner in which the sight is used;

Fig. 12 shows diagrammatically an incorrect use of the sight; and

Fig. 18 is a detail view of another embodiment of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a bead or othersighting device which, in this instance, is in the form of a pin ofgold, ivory, or other material which will maintain a bright condition.

This head is mounted on a support which is so constructed that the userhas a view of objects situated below, on opposite sides of and abovesaid bead, there being formed a crotch on the upper side within whichthe object to be sighted is centered.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the supportingmeans is in the form of a base plate 2, the upper surface 3 of which isa plane while the opposite edges are beveled at 4, so that the baseplate may be received within an overhanging groove formed in anenlargement 5 of the barrel 6 of the gun or firearm. Rising fromopposite sides of the base 2 are two supporting members 7 which connectwith the heads 1 and preferably taper from their lower to their upperends. Each of these supporting members in this instance extends upwardlyat 8 above the bead and between its point of connection with the beadand its lower end. By this arrangement, a crotch 9 is formed above thebead 1 for centering the object to be sighted, and, at the same time anopening 10 is provided below the head through which the object may beviewed, this opening 10 being extended at 11 on opposite sides of thebead so that vision of the object at these points may be obtained. Owingto the tapering supports, the bead is protected at opposite ends by thesupports against blows in the direction of the length of the head, whilethe deflected portions 8 protect the bead against the action of blowsfrom above.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, thesupporting means embodies two members extended from opposite sides ofthe bead 1, and having perforations 12 at their lower ends for receivingrivets 13 which are passed through the enlarged portion 5 on the barrel6, the top of the enlarged portion 5 serving as a guide to level thegun. The supporting members are extended upwardly at 8 above the bead 1to provide the crotch 9 and the space 10 with its extensions 11 onopposite sides of the bead 1. In this embodiment, the bead is protectedagainst blows from above by the deflected portions8 and against blows inthe direction of its length by the sides of the supporting members.

I11 the embodiment shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the supporting meansembodies a single plate bent to provide the base portion 3*, secured byscrews 14 with the extension 5" of the barrel 6 and serving as a guideto level the gun. On opposite sides of the base portion, the supportingmeans is bent to provide supporting members which are extended at 8above the bead 1 to provide the crotch 9 and the space 10 with theextensions 11 on opposite sides of the bead. The pin or bead 1 is, inthis instance, headed at opposite ends and is engaged between the headsby eyes 15 formed on the supporting members. Protection to the bead isafforded by the supportin means as in the other embodiments.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 13, the supporting means embodies asingle member 7 c formed like the member 7 of the embodiment shown inFig. 1, and carrying the bead 1 at its free end. This constructionprovides a view almost entirely about the bead.

Assuming the gun is to be fired at an object A, the latter is positionedcentrally within the crotch 9 and above the bead 1, as shown in Fig. 11,at the same distance from opposite sides of the crotch. If the objectlies in the position shown in Fig. 12 with reference to the crotch, thenthe shot will not be accurate, as in this figure the object is nearer toone wall of the crotch than the other.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that there has been provided a gunsight in which the object on which the gun is sighted may be centrallypositioned above the bead, while at the same time a space is providedbelow the bead and on opposite sides of the latter for vision. The beadis situated so that it is not inclosed and so that the supporting meansdoes not throw a shadow thereon. At the same time, the bead is protectedagainst blows both from above, at the sides, and also in the directionof the length of the barrel. In all forms the supporting means connectswith the bead above the horizontal axial plane of the bead and to oneside of the vertical axial plane and provides an unrestricted view spacebelow the bead and on opposite sidesthereof above the horizontal axial"plane and also vertically above the bead.

therefor formed with an opening below the sighting device and a crotchabove the sighting device.

2. A front sight for firearms comprising a sighting device, andsupporting means therefor formed with a eggtqh abgve the sighting deviceand an opening below the sighting device having its lower wall straight.

3. A front sight for firearms comprising a sig htir ggleyicgandsupporting means therefor, embodying two supporting members spaced apartbeneath the sighting device and each having a portion intermediate itslower end and the sighting device extended above the sighting device,the extended portions of the two supports forming a crotch above thesighting device.

4. A front sight for firearms comprising a sighting device, andsupporting means therefor formed with a crotch above the sightingdevice, and with an opening extending below the sighting device and alsoon opposite sides thereof.

5. A front sight for firearms comprising a sighting device, and twosupporting members therefor, spaced apart below the sighting device, andhaving portions intermediate the sighting device and their lower endsextended upwardly on opposite sides of the sighting device, to extendthe space below the sighting device upwardly on opposite sides of thesighting device, and to provide a crotch above the sighting point.

6. A front sight for firearms comprising a sighting device, andsupporting means therefor providing an unrestricted View space below thesighting device extending on opposite sides of the sighting device abovethe horizontal axial plane and also vertically above the sightingdevice.

7 A front sight for firearms comprising a sighting device, and asupporting member for the bead connected, at one end, to the firearm andat'its'other end to the sighting device above the horizontal and to oneside of the vertical axial plane, the intermediate portions of themember being spaced from the under side of the sighting device and alsofrom the sides of the sighting device.

GUSTAV A. BADER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

